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Machines Who Think
Pamela Mccorduck
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Description for Machines Who Think
Paperback. Pamela McCorduck revisits the artificial intelligence arena and updates this look at the history and future of artificial intelligence with over 100 pages of new material. This title should inspire anyone interested in human intelligence and the future of machine intelligence. Num Pages: 576 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDX; UYQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 37. Weight in Grams: 822.
Pamela McCorduck first went among the artificial intelligentsia when the field was fresh and new, and asked the scientists engaged in it what they were doing and why. She saw artificial intelligence as the scientific apotheosis of one of the most enduring, glorious, often amusing, and sometimes alarming, traditions of human culture: the endless fascination with artifacts that think. Machines Who Think was translated into many languages, became an international cult classic, and stayed in print for nearly twenty years. Now, Machines Who Think is back, along with an extended addition that brings the field up to date in the ... Read more
Pamela McCorduck first went among the artificial intelligentsia when the field was fresh and new, and asked the scientists engaged in it what they were doing and why. She saw artificial intelligence as the scientific apotheosis of one of the most enduring, glorious, often amusing, and sometimes alarming, traditions of human culture: the endless fascination with artifacts that think. Machines Who Think was translated into many languages, became an international cult classic, and stayed in print for nearly twenty years. Now, Machines Who Think is back, along with an extended addition that brings the field up to date in the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Weight
822 g
Number of Pages
598
Place of Publication
Natick, United States
ISBN
9781568812052
SKU
V9781568812052
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Reviews for Machines Who Think
my money, Machines Who Think continues to be the most reliable source on the first couple of decades. -Herbert A. Simon, March 2004 If you are interested in how the pioneers of AI approached the problem of getting a machine to think like a human
a story told here with verve, wit, intelligence and ... Read more
a story told here with verve, wit, intelligence and ... Read more